Updated: 19 May 2023
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 3 - 5
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking a...
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Discuss with adult assistance how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
Discuss how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
Dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;
Explain visual patterns and structures in a variety of poems;
Discuss the use of descriptive, literal, and figurative language;
Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft;
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts such as personal narratives and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
Print out this educational poster and display it in your classroom as a visual reminder of onomatopoeia figures of speech.
Onomatopoeia is using words that sound like the object or noise they are describing.
You might also be interested in the figurative language poster pack:
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking a...
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Discuss with adult assistance how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
Discuss how the author uses words that help the reader visualize; and
Dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;
Explain visual patterns and structures in a variety of poems;
Discuss the use of descriptive, literal, and figurative language;
Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry;
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft;
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts such as personal narratives and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
Compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;
We create premium quality, downloadable teaching resources for primary/elementary school teachers that make classrooms buzz!
Would you like something changed or customised on this resource? While our team makes every effort to complete change suggestions, we can't guarantee that every change will be completed.
Did you spot an error on this resource? Please let us know and we will fix it shortly.
Are you having trouble downloading or viewing this resource? Please try the following steps:
If you are still having difficulty, please visit the Teach Starter Help Desk or contact us .
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation about silent letters.
A worksheet to use in the classroom when identifying multiple-meaning words.
44 Bloom's Taxonomy fast finisher activity cards.
A teaching resource to help consolidate the students’ knowledge of punctuation.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Language Common Core Standards.
A poster to remind your students to add detail and description to their writing to bring their characters to life.
6 vocabulary activities to use with a range of words.
A worksheet with simple and irregular past tense verbs added to complete the sentences.
A set of 26 'I can' statement cards focusing on reading for upper elementary.
A set of 25 'I can' statement cards focusing on writing for upper elementary.
0 Comments
Write a review to help other teachers and parents like yourself. If you'd like to request a change to this resource, or report an error, select the corresponding tab above.